Deputy Minister and the CEO of the National Post Company of Iran met with the Secretary General of the Universal Postal Union

Deputy Minister and the CEO of the National Post Company of Iran met with the Secretary General of the Universal Postal Union...

Deputy
Minister and the CEO of the National Post Company of Iran met with the
Secretary General of the Universal Postal Union

According to the Public Relations Bureau of the National Post Company,
the Secretary-General of the UPU in a meeting with Deputy Minister of
Communications Hossein Nemati, on the sidelines of the Summit of the APPU
Executive Council (EC) in Vietnam, said Iran is an important country and has a decisive
influence in strengthening relations between the countries of the region

Bashar Hussein, referring to his pleasant and positive trips to
Iran, added: "Iran is one of the most important members of the UPU, and it
has an effective role in reflecting the issues and policies of the UPU in the
region

He also pointed to the issues to be raised at the ministerial
conference in Ethiopia and added that five agendas would be discussed at the
conference including topics that were not agreed upon at the Istanbul congress

Bashar Hussein said “taking the member countries attitudes into consideration,
the UPU intends to offer defensible proposals on each of these issues in order
to reach a satisfactory consensus for each of them leading, eventually, to draft
a regional proposal for approval at the Extraordinary Congress and the
Ministerial Conference.

The Deputy Minister, Chairman and the CEO of the National Post
Company, expressed his full support of the UPU’s proposals adding: "Based
on this proposals, with regard to the current situation and the growing trend
of e-commerce, the posts can be set up to launch and develop These services”

Nemati added: "The presence of the secretary-general of the UPU
in Iran was very important for us as we could create a positive image of the
posts among the country’s -officials and explain its role and importance"

Meeting with the Deputy Secretary- General of the UPU, Mr.Clivaz,
was also among other important issues on the sidelines of the EC in which Iran
Post challenges and its financial problems were discussed by the two sides

The Deputy Minister, referring to debt repayments by various
countries, called for the UPU’s cooperation to provide necessary facilities to
pay off these debts

The Deputy Secretary-General of the UPU put emphasis on existing
problems and promised to solve these challenges, saying: The International
Bureau will pay off the debts as soon as it receives the permission from Iran
and at the same time is planning to demand Iran's financial claims from other
countries

Clivaz also referred to the UPU’s potentialities in providing
member countries with facilities for financial transactions, and also,
establishment of financial services which were welcomed and agreed upon by
Mr.Nemati